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Los Angeles has a dirty secret: Every day Los Angeles burns 12,000 tons of dirty coal to generate electricity-that's over 4 million tons a year!

Los Angeles has a responsibility to leave a legacy of leadership to our children and grandchildren. We must rebuild Los Angeles in a way that will protect us from the true cost of coal: polluted rivers and fish, increased asthma rates and health related issues, waste of billions of gallons of fresh water to cool coal plants, and the destruction of eco-systems through strip-mining, coal-slurries, and mountain-top removal.

We can address these ethical and moral concerns by doing our part - moving Los Angeles away from burning coal.

The need for action to address global climate change, pollution, water resource protection and sustainability has never been more urgent. There is no better opportunity for Los Angeles to demonstrate its leadership in the area of sustainability than to take action now:

Put into action a plan for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to stop burning coal by 2020.
We ask that this plan include transparency, public input and hearings, and include public-private partnerships to ensure the lowest possible increases in rates through healthy competition.
Create an Integrated Resource Plan that shows how we will reach the goal of 40% renewable energy by 2020
And Finally, fully fund the plan through upcoming budgets

Get The Facts

Physicians for Social Responsibility recently found that burning coal is linked to four of the top five causes of death in the US. Coal is the dirtiest source of electricity used in the United States, and the TransAlta coal plant is Washington is the state's worst polluter. Learn the dirty truth about the L.A.'s Coal Plants and the harmful effects of burning coal.

LOCATION OF LA's DIRTY COAL PLANTS

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Attend a House Party to Get LA off of Coal Nov 8th-12th

The City of Los Angeles receives over 44% of its energy from coal. This film will open your eyes to the devastation the coal industry leaves in its wake.

Blog Updates

11.20.09

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Hundreds Speak Out In Support of EPA Global Warming Rule

This is a guest post by Greg Haegele, deputy executive director of the Sierra Club, who has a regular weekly column on Treehugger.com. Sierra Club's ...

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